VULCAIN

VULCAIN
ROCK'N'ROLL SECOURS (1984)
REMASTER
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Back in 1984 this band was a 3 piece. The singer had a raucous voice. They played high energy metallised rock'n'roll... Does this remind you of a famous late 70's punk metal band ? One still very much active lead by the ugliest singer/bassist there ever been ?
So Vulcain were hastily labeled the "french Motörhead"... which was kind of accurate but still on right on... First the lyrics were not rock'n'roll based as Motörhead's lyrics were. We have here a more social/political inclined choice (witht the major exception of the french traditional drinking song "La Digue du Cul" and the more fantastic based "Le Fils de Lucifer). So, lyrically, Vulcain always have been following the footsteps of Trust.
Musically now. There's more than just the Motörhead influence in here. First there's little (aka almost none) punk influences to be found... Once again the band follows the tradition of early 80's rockin' french metal such as Trust or Warning, and they do it good. Ranging from medium to fast paced songs, there's no loser track in here. So, basically, the comparison to Motörhead only stands for Mr Puzio's vocals (since he really sounds like a french Lemmy).
Anyone who like 80's rocking etal should check this bad boy out... the vocals are kind of an acquired taste and if the production has nothing spectacular to it, it's still 100X more listenable than any BM Kvlt act... (wink wink). Too bad that was their only true good album...

1. Ebony
2. Le King
3. Les Damnés
4. Pile Ou Face
5. Rock 'N' Roll Secours
6. La Digue Du Cul
7. Le Fils De Lucifer
8. Vulcain / L'enfer
9. Overdose
10. Bosser
Bonus tracks
La Dame De Fer EP
11. La Dame De Fer
12. Emmène-Le
13. Reprends Ta Place